In addition to stretching muscles involved in cardiovascular exercise, you need to stretch each specific muscle you train in a fitness program.

When you stretch your muscles it helps to provide better physical performance, prevents injuries, and can help to improve your posture.

When muscles are stretched, elasticity in them improves which will help to increase your range of motion and improve quality of your movements.

Never stretch a cold muscle; meaning you should always make sure your muscles are warm before stretching. It's usually better to do a more extensive stretch at very end of your fitness program, but light stretching between exercises is fine.

Stretching doesn't take a long time, and it shouldn't, but you do benefit tremendously from it.

Stretch only after muscle has been properly warmed-up. Again, best time for a complete stretch is when your exercise session has been completed.

By time you have finished your specific weight lifting program, which will be about 35 - 45 minutes in length, your muscles will have warmed up as much as they can possibly get.

Remember any womens fitness program must always include a warm-up and proper stretching for maximum effectiveness and to prevent injury.

When you do this you will indeed experience terrific benefits a good weight training program will give you.

Exercise Selection:

For you to succeed in your over-all womens fitness plan you need to select at least one exercise for each major muscle group in your body. This will help to promote well-balanced muscle development.

Another important part of your over-all fitness plan is order your exercises are performed. When doing a range of weightlifting exercises, it's better to start with larger muscle groups then perform exercises for smaller muscle groups.

2. Tape a list of important phone numbers inside a kitchen cabinet door near phone.

3. Assign a basket or large envelope for credit card receipts. Hang it on wall and throw in receipts daily.

4. Plan only 70% of your day to allow for interruptions and emergencies.